Grammy's Kitchen · Bolognese Sauce · Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce (Pasta Meat Sauc
One of 35 bolognese sauce recipes we measured
from natashaskitchen.com
110 cooks on natashaskitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 35.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 53% | 54% |
| fat | 6% | 4% |
| aromatics | 18% | 34% |
| sweetener | 1% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 110% | 111% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 54 g | 1/4 cup olive oil |
| 150 g | 1 medium onion (finely diced) |
| 80 g | 2 celery sticks (finely diced) |
| 122 g | 2 medium carrots (grated) |
| 907 g | 2 lb ground beef (we prefer beef with 15% or 20% fat content) |
| Salt and black pepper | |
| 12 g | 4 garlic cloves (minced) |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley (plus more to serve) |
| 12 g | 1 Tbsp granulated sugar |
| 236 g | 1 cup dry white wine (Pinot Grigio or Chardonnay) |
| 794 g | 2 28 oz each canned crushed tomatoes (or canned whole tomatoes, crushed)* |
| 244 g | 1 cup whole milk |
| 1 g | 1 bay leaf (optional) |
| Pasta, Parsley and Parmesan (or your favorite Italian cheese to serve) | |
| Large skillet or dutch oven (slow cooker) |
Method: 5 steps, published by natashaskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this last night. Doubled the recipe. Contrary to one of the posted comments, my house was filled with a delightful aroma and there was an abundance of flavor in the sauce. Here's some of the steps I took. I drained some of the liquid after browning ” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this for a family who just welcomed a baby, and they thought this was fantastic! We really enjoyed it too, and we have plenty of leftovers for dinner tomorrow. I used a mix of pork and beef, one small can of tomato paste for one small can of diced tomat” — a cook, 5.0★